The pool of potential AI workers could pose a challenge to the administration’s efforts to build a diverse workforce to responsibly manage artificial intelligence.

The roadmap for artificial intelligence policy encourages the executive branch and appropriators to support $32 billion in annual innovation funding.

The guidance was among several actions required by the federal workforce agency within 180 days of President Joe Biden’s executive order on the technology.

A second cohort, focused exclusively on AI efforts, is set to launch later this summer.

White House, National Science Foundation and National Science Board officials tout research and development findings from the new State of U.S. Science and Engineering report, while also…

House Oversight and Accountability Committee members are co-sponsoring legislation that would consolidate existing AI laws and formalize federal governance of AI systems.

New memo follows the Office of Personnel Management’s authorization of direct-hire authority for AI positions in December.

The new “AI Corps” is modeled after the U.S. Digital Service and aimed at leveraging the budding technology across the agency in a responsible way.

CIO Kurt DelBene and CTO Charles Worthington are “excited” about AI, but unable to hire without funding due to the continuing resolution.

The Office of Personnel Management has authorized the use of two methods of federal hiring to support the actions in the president’s AI executive order.